Social support and the well-being of persons with spinal cord injury living in the community.

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana H. Rintala ◽  
Mary Ellen Young ◽  
Karen A. Hart ◽  
Rebecca R. Clearman ◽  
Marcus J. Fuhrer
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Associations between health behaviour, secondary health conditions and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokgadi K. Mashola ◽  
Diphale J. Mothabeng
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cord Injury

Background: The development of secondary health conditions (SHCs) after spinal cord injury (SCI) is common and can affect an individual’s emotional well-being, and his or her health-related quality of life (QOL). Little is known about relationships between performing health-benefiting behaviours and the presence (or absence) of SHCs and QOL, particularly in South Africa.Objectives: This research study was conducted in order to determine the associations between health behaviour, SHCs and QOL in people with SCI (PWSCI).Method: This cross-sectional study included 36 PWSCI discharged from a private rehabilitation facility in Pretoria, South Africa. The PWSCI completed questionnaires pertaining to lifestyle, independence, presence of SHCs, social support and QOL. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as correlation tests and chi-square test of independence (x2) using the SPSS v25. Moderate, moderately high and high correlations are reported (Pearson r ≥ 0.4). Results were significant if p  0.05.Results: Participation in health-benefiting behaviour was associated with increased QOL (r = 0.457, p  0.01) and increased social support from family and friends (r = 0.425, p  0.01), which was associated with increased QOL (r = 0.671, p  0.001). Not participating in specific neuromusculoskeletal health behaviours was found to be associated with the overall presence of SHCs (r = -0.426, p  0.01).Conclusions: Participating in health-benefiting behaviour can reduce the development of SHCs and subsequently increase QOL in PWSCI. Health professionals must focus on minimising the development of SHCs by providing specific education on good health-benefiting behaviour.

Goal Striving and Maladaptive Coping in Adults Living With Spinal Cord Injury: Associations With Affective Well-Being

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Mackay ◽  
Susan T. Charles ◽  
Bryan Kemp ◽  
Jutta Heckhausen
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Maladaptive Coping ◽  
Goal Striving ◽  
Cord Injury

(486) Pain acceptance predicts indicators of distress, well-being and functioning in spinal cord injury

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. S97
Author(s):  
A. Kratz ◽  
R. Hanks ◽  
C. Kalpakjian ◽  
C. Bombardier ◽  
D. Ehde
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pain Acceptance ◽  
Cord Injury

When a romantic partner has a spinal cord injury: Caregiving tasks and resilience as moderators of support quality on psychosocial distress and relational closeness

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 2551-2577
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Ledbetter ◽  
Kristen Carr ◽  
Gentry Lynn
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Relationship Closeness ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Relational Closeness

Using a sample of 312 people in a romantic relationship with a partner who has a spinal cord injury (SCI), this study examined the separate and combined effects of caregiving tasks, resilience, and received support on the participant’s level of psychosocial distress. We also tested whether such distress might mediate the effect of the predictors on romantic relationship closeness. Results supported the beneficial effects of both resilience and receiving high-quality support, although the timing of the injury moderated these effects. Injuries sustained after relationship initiation particularly threaten well-being and closeness and, along with the burden of caregiving tasks, alter the extent to which received support and resilience are associated with health and relationship benefits. These results suggest that support providers should be sensitive to the context of the SCI and, for scholars, indicate the importance of further theorizing context in the theory of resilience and relational load.

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